My daughter just finished her first week at the Freshman Center and so far we have no complaints and we hope it stays that way. My daughter is happy to be there. She came up to me and gave me a kiss and said, Thank you, I am so happy, mom. this made me feel so good. I hope and pray she keeps up the good
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Posted by a parent on 08/15/09
I'm a current student at Pike. There are a lot of clubs to join and they have a lot of AP classes. There is an IB Program. The school is only good if you are in the AP, Engineering, Computer/Networking classes. I learned in my sophomore year that I should stay in Honors. If you are not, then you are
... Read more stuck with too many rowdy, obnoxious idiot teenagers. T(hey curse too much also. ) Junior year, i am taking multiple AP, Honor, and Computer classes, so I will have limited contact with them. There are not that many fights either. It's actually rare. The school is so big they hired a 'security force'. P.S. They are changing the grading system to an easier one( which is a bad idea) and doing away with class rankings. Read less
Posted by a student on 07/05/09
I am a freshman at ball state right now and spent my entire high school career at Pike High. I have to say when I was there, there were times I couldn't stand the school and couldn't wait to get out. But now that I look back, I couldn't be happier to be a Pike High grad. Pike gave me some experience
... Read more I couldn't get at many schools. First off, it has many MANY AP courses. I was never really big into them, but the ones I did take challenged me and got me ready for college. The comment below said that if you weren't in an AP course, then you would be in a class full of kids who didn't care about school. This is true to an extent. But if you're a serious minded student, won't you want to take AP courses? And yes, the teachers are very good! Read less
Posted by a student on 02/17/09
As a Pike graduate at Columbia University, I grow more and more appreciative of my time spent in Pike Township schools as time passes. While I had numerous issues with the administration and one or two teachers, my overall experience with Pike was incredible. The wide variety of student activities,
... Read more the rich diversity of people, the (mostly) incredible teachers, these I all appreciated while I was a student. However, I had no idea how fortunate I was to have such a rigorous preparation that has made transitioning to school here in New York relatively easy. Sure, the administration was ceaselessly incompetent and bureaucratic, but that's just proven to be some life experience that comes in handy all too often when dealing with the bureaucracies of college life. Pike did a great job of preparing me for life, and I deeply miss its environment and unpretentious student community. Read less
Posted by a student on 11/23/08
Having a 60% population of African Americans does not make it 'diverse'. In fact, that couldn't be further from the truth. The culture is dominated by the 'hip hop' lifestyle. As a result, physical fights happen very frequently. The use of profanity and taunting others has become so commonplace that
... Read more most teachers overlook it. If you don't take all AP classes, you will be placed with unmotivated and distracting students. This is not a good environment for serious-minded students who just want to prepare for college. The only thing I like about this school is the teachers. They are all wonderful and teach well. I have never had one that I did not like. I feel sorry for them having to teach students who simply refuse to learn anything. Read less
Posted by a student on 10/30/08
My daughter has been going to the school for a while now and we transferred from Georgia and I really like it. It has excellent programs, the people really accepted my daughter, and also its education standards are really high somthing which I enjoy
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Posted by a parent on 09/25/08
Pike offers a wide variety of class choices and superior extracurricular activities. Good teachers are necessary to support a student's educational goals--and so far in the Freshman Center, we have been very pleased. The school has great diversity, but seems to have good security. We feel our child
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Posted by a parent on 09/19/08
I am a current student at pike high school. I feel that this school is one of the best that the state has to offer, not only in academics, but extra curricularly as well. the teachers really do care despite what fellow students and other parents say. our sports are a huge part of why our school is
... Read more recognized. our basketball team is known as one of the best teams in the state and our football team has seen some recent success, finishing as state runners up. pike high school has much to offer and I cannot understand why students are so eager to leave. I feel that I could not receive a better education anywhere else. I thoroughly enjoy attending pike high school and would highly reccomend it to others. Read less
Posted by a student on 07/03/08
I had 3 kids go to school here, it has excellent teachers and extracuricular programs. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to anyone. My kids never had to associate with unmotivated students. It was like their talents kept them in an exclusive curriculum. All schools have problems, none of them had
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Posted by a parent on 03/08/08
well I am a freshman at pike and I got to say, I really truely love it here, the diversity of the school (yes more than you can describe) is amazing and the teachers really do care, and want you to excell, although there are a few fights and weird things going on (power outages) I really like it and
... Read more reccomend anybody to go here, people who went to other schools (such as brebeuf or north central) are missing out on the good work. Read less
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Indianapolis schools — Pike High School is located at 5401 W 71st St, Indianapolis IN 46268. 5401 W 71st St is in the Fieldstone and Brookstone neighborhood and 46268 ZIP code in Indianapolis, IN The school district for Pike High School is the Msd Of Pike Township. Pike High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 10 - 12.
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